EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009-2014 Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand 18TH EU-NEW ZEALAND INTERPARLIAMENTARY MEETING AUCKLAND - WELLINGTON - CHRISTCHURCH 30 APRIL - 4 MAY 2012 FINAL PROGRAMME Sunday 29 April 2012 Individual arrivals of Members and staff. SkyCity Grand Hotel 90 Federal Street Auckland 1010 Tel. +64 9 363 70 00 17.00 Secretariat meeting with colleagues from the Visitors and Ceremonial Office of the New Zealand Parliament Venue : hotel lobby 18.30-20.00 Informal briefing with Michalis ROKAS, Chargé at the EU Delegation in Wellington Venue : hotel lobby
Monday 30 April 2012 AUCKLAND - WELLINGTON 08.50 LEAVE FOR 09.00 Meeting with Auckland Chamber of Commerce Venue : Level 3-100 Mayoral Drive 10.00 Meeting concludes LEAVE FOR 10.30 Meeting with UniServices - University of Auckland Venue : Level 10, Uniservices House 70 Symonds Street 12.00 Meeting concludes 12.30 Lunch with Mãori business leaders Venue : Harbourside Restaurant, 1st floor The Ferry Building 99 Quay Street 14.30 LEAVE FOR 16.10 Visit of Winery en route to airport Venue : Villa Maria Winery 118 Montgomerie Road Mangere 17.00 LEAVE FOR AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DOMESTIC TERMINAL 17.30 DEPART FOR WELLINGTON ON AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT NZ 459 18.30 Arrive in Wellington and transfer to 19.00 Arrive at the hotel Bolton Hotel Corner of Bolton and Mowbray Streets 1610 Wellington Tel. +64 4 472 99 66 Evening Own arrangements 2
Tuesday 1 May 2012 WELLINGTON 09.00 Briefing with EU Heads of Missions Venue : Level 7 - Featherston House 119 Featherston St Wellington 6011 Tel. +64 4 472 91 45 10.55 Arrive Parliament (main steps) and proceed to the Speaker's Suite, Level 1, Parliament House 11.00 Meeting with Dr The Right Honourable Lockwood Smith MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of New Zealand 11.40 Tour of Parliament 12.30 Lunch with members of the New Zealand-Europe Parliamentary Friendship Group Venue : Ministerial Dining Room Level 2 - Executive Wing 13.45 PROCEED TO SPEAKER'S GALLERY, LEVEL 2 14.00 Introduction to the House and observe Question Time 14.50 Meeting with the Intellectual Property Policy Group, Ministry of Economic Development Meet with : Ms Silke Radde, Manager Ms George Wardle, senior analyst Ms Angela Strahl, Trade Negotiation Division Venue : 33 Bowen Street 18.20 LEAVE FOR PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS 18.30 Official dinner hosted by Dr the Right Honourable Lockwood Smith MP Venue : Speaker's Suite, Level 1, Parliament House 3
Wednesday 2 May 2012 WELLINGTON 10.15 Attend meeting of the Social Committee 11.00 Meeting with representatives of the Education and Science Select Committee Meet with : Ms Nikky Kaye MP, Chair Mr Colin King MP, Deputy Chair 11.30 Visit of Te Papa museum Venue: Te Papa Museum 13.50 LEAVE FOR ARCHIVES NEW ZEALAND, 10 MULGRAVE STREET 14.30 View Treaty of Waitangi 15.00 LEAVE FOR PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS 15.15 Meeting with members of the Green Party Venue : Level 14 Bowen House 16.15 Meeting with representatives of the Commerce Select Committee Meet with : The Hon Clayton Cosgrove, Deputy Chair Mr Kanwaljit Singh Baskshi MP, Member Venue : 1.23 Bowen House 16.30 Meeting with representatives of the Local Government and Environment Committee Meet with : Ms Nicky Wagber MP, Chair Ms Eugenie Sage MP, Deputy Chair Ms Moana Mackey MP, Member 17.20 Meeting with members of the National Party Caucus 17.40 Meeting with members of the Labour Party Caucus 18.10 Meeting with members of the Maori Party Caucus 18.45 RETURN TO HOTEL Evening Own arrangements 4
Thursday 3 May 2012 WELLINGTON - CHRISTCHURCH 07.30 LEAVE FOR WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DOMESTIC TERMINAL 08.40 DEPART FOR CHRISTCHURCH ON AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT NZ 335 09.25 ARRIVE IN CHRISTCHURCH. LEAVE FOR 38 ORCHARD ROAD, HAREWOOD 09.45 Meeting with Antartica New Zealand Meet with : Dr Ed Butler, Manager Antarctic Science 10.30 Visit Antarctica Centre Met by : Mr Mike Hyde, Manager Mr Brian Thomson, Guide 12.30 LEAVE FOR LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 13.00 Visit Lincoln University Met by : Chancellor Tom Lambie Associate Professor Stefanie Rixecker Assistant Vice-Chancellor (External Relatiions & Development) Overview of Lincoln University (Associate Professor Stefanie Rixecker) Overview of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences and links with Europe (Professor Bruce McKenzie) New Zealand's place in global tourism (Professor David Simmonds) Reform of the CAP (Chancellor Tom Lambie) 14.45 Drive to Lincoln University Dairy Farm South Island Dairying Development Centre Research on farm overview Environment and Eco-N View milking (Professor Hong Di and Professor Grant Edwards) 5
Friday 4 May 2012 CHRISTCHURCH 08.00 Meeting with Environment Canterbury Meet with : Chancellor Tom Lambie, Commissioner Mr Rex Williams, Commissioner 09.00 Meeting with Canterbury Economic Recovery Authority 10.15 Visit to earthquake damage zones and meeting with local authorities on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the city 11.15 LEAVE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, KIRKWOOD VILLAGE KD04, KIRKWOOD AVENUE 11.30 Visit National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Met by : Dr Natalia Chaban, Deputy Director 11.30 Welcome and introduction to the University of Canterbury 11.45 Introduction to the NCRE (Dr Natalia Chaban) 12.00 Presentations by doctoral students NCRE showcasing research at the Centre - Mr Russell Taylor - Ms Geneviève Taylor - Ms Suet Yi Lai (Cher) 12.15 Q&A on thesis presentatons 12.30 Presentation of the Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand 14.00 LEAVE FOR CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Official visit programme concludes ****** 6